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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 28, 2023 11:41:18 GMT 12
COURT OF APPEAL OPENS COAST TO MAORI OWNERSHIP A Court of Appeal decision was released last week that will have a profound influence on the future of New Zealand. Poor drafting and a radical application of ‘tikanga’ by the judiciary has delivered the exact opposite outcome from what the public was promised. The law in question is the Marine and Coastal Area Act (MACA). It was introduced by John Key’s National Government back in 2011 as part of their coalition agreement with the Maori Party. The new law repealed Crown ownership of the foreshore and seabed and opened up the coast for tribal claims. At the time, the public was assured by the architect of the law change, the Attorney-General Chris Finlayson, that no more than 10 percent of New Zealand’s 20,000 km coastline would end up being controlled by Maori. Those promises have now been proven false. The Court of Appeal decision will result in virtually the entire New Zealand coastline and Territorial Sea passing into Maori control. So how did we get to this point where our own government has surrendered a key public domain to tribal interests?...... www.nzcpr.com/court-of-appeal-opens-coast-to-maori-ownership/
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